THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NY & NJ

Press Release Article

The Port Authority will announce a new command structure to lead its nearly 1,600-member police department at a ceremony on Tuesday, October 8. Changes include internal promotions and the addition of highly qualified police personnel from outside departments that will result in cost savings and efficiencies through better supervision of police personnel and overtime at the agency’s facilities.

The additional personnel in supervisory and executive positions also will allow the department to be nimbler and more quickly respond to the changing needs across the agency. More supervisory personnel also will allow the PAPD to be more proactive and will better enhance coordination with directors of the various facilities.

Port Authority leadership will preside over the ceremony, which will be held at the Westin Hotel at 479 Washington Boulevard in Jersey City beginning at 10 a.m. Media interested in attending the ceremony should have proper media credentials.

CONTACT: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 212-435-7777

Founded in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains many of the most important transportation and trade infrastructure assets in the country. The agency’s network of aviation, ground, rail, and seaport facilities is among the busiest in the country, supports more than 550,000 regional jobs, and generates more than $23 billion in annual wages and $80 billion in annual economic activity. The Port Authority also owns and manages the 16-acre World Trade Center site, where construction crews are building the iconic One World Trade Center, which is now the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. The Port Authority receives no tax revenue from either the State of New York or New Jersey or from the City of New York. The agency raises the necessary funds for the improvement, construction or acquisition of its facilities primarily on its own credit. For more information, please visit http://www.panynj.gov.